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- an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live: Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne. We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area. the suburbs [ plural ] the outer area of a town, rather than the shopping and business centre in the middle:
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SUBURBAN definition: 1. relating to a suburb: 2. used to suggest that something is boring and has no excitement: 3…. Learn more.
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SUBURB definition: 1. an area on the edge of a large town or...
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The English word is derived from the Old French subburbe, which is in turn derived from the Latin suburbium, formed from sub (meaning "under" or "below") and urbs ("city").
Sep 18, 2024 · suburban (comparative more suburban, superlative most suburban) Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city.
1. Suburban means relating to a suburb. [...] 2. If you describe something as suburban, you mean that it is dull and conventional. [...] More. Synonyms of 'suburban' • residential, commuter, dormitory [...] • conventional, boring, conservative, dull [...] More. Collocations with 'suburban' suburban area suburban backyard suburban bungalow More.
1. of, relating to, situated in, or inhabiting a suburb or the suburbs. 2. characteristic of or typifying a suburb or the suburbs. 3. narrow or unadventurous in outlook. noun. 4. another word for suburbanite. Collins English Dictionary.
Suburban villas, highway-ſide retreats, / That dread th' encroachment of our growing ſtreets, / Tight boxes, neatly ſaſh'd, and in a blaze / With all a July ſun's collected rays, / Delight the citizen, who gaſping there, / Breathes clouds of duſt and calls it country air.
1. a. : an outlying part of a city or town. b. : a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a city. c. suburbs plural : the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town. 2. suburbs plural : the near vicinity : environs. suburban. sə-ˈbər-bən. adjective or noun. suburbanite. sə-ˈbər-bə-ˌnīt. noun. Did you know?
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